Personal Life
Boorman lives in Annamoe, County Wicklow, Ireland, close to the famous Glendalough twin lakes. He has seven children. His son Charley Boorman has a career as an actor but reached a wider audience when he and actor Ewan McGregor made a televised motorbike trip across Europe, Central Asia, Siberia, Alaska, Canada, and the Midwest USA during 2004. His daughter Katrine (Igrayne in Excalibur) works as an actress in France. John Boorman's daughter Telsche wrote the screenplay for Where the Heart Is. She died of ovarian cancer in 1997 at the age of 39. She was married to the journalist Lionel Rotcage, the son of French singer Régine. Boorman has three other children: Lola, Lee and Lily Mae. He was recently divorced. John Boorman also has a daughter, Daisy Boorman, who is the twin sister of Charley.
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